as in milestone
a point in a chain of events at which an important change (as in one's fortunes) occurs
a milepost in the development of a global economy
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Recent Examples of milepost
South Bow said the incident took place at milepost 171, near Fort Ransom, a small outpost about 80 miles from Fargo.
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Kerry Breen, CBS News, 10 Apr. 2025
Spitler Knob Overlook, at milepost 48.1, looks west, taking in the Shenandoah River below and the mountains that divide Virginia and West Virginia on the horizon.
—Graham Averill, Outside Online, 7 Mar. 2025
Nowhere will that be more important than at quarterback, where the only question now centers on how much Nix can add to his game from here, the milepost that marked the end of a sterling rookie season.
—Nick Kosmider, The Athletic, 14 Jan. 2025
The crash happened around 3:27 p.m. on westbound Interstate 40 near milepost 159.5 in Williams, Arizona, on a snow and ice-covered interstate.
—Rebekah Riess, CNN Money, 26 Mar. 2025
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Kerry Breen, CBS News, 10 Apr. 2025
Spitler Knob Overlook, at milepost 48.1, looks west, taking in the Shenandoah River below and the mountains that divide Virginia and West Virginia on the horizon.
—Graham Averill, Outside Online, 7 Mar. 2025
Nowhere will that be more important than at quarterback, where the only question now centers on how much Nix can add to his game from here, the milepost that marked the end of a sterling rookie season.
—Nick Kosmider, The Athletic, 14 Jan. 2025
The crash happened around 3:27 p.m. on westbound Interstate 40 near milepost 159.5 in Williams, Arizona, on a snow and ice-covered interstate.
—Rebekah Riess, CNN Money, 26 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for milepost
Noun
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Secretary of State Rubio and others have made no secret of the administration’s eagerness to complete a deal and, privately, officials acknowledge that the 100-day milestone looms large in White House thinking.—
Eric Green,
Time,
30 Apr. 2025
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The rise of OpenAI's O3 is not just a technological milestone.—
Dan Fitzpatrick,
Forbes.com,
29 Apr. 2025
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The attractions, diversions, and climaxes just keep on coming: cortisol, dopamine, cortisol, dopamine, boom-boom-boom.—
Sara Holdren,
Vulture,
23 Apr. 2025
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That’s why the ending works so well, an abrupt climax that’s darkly poetic and anything but normal.—
David Opie,
IndieWire,
21 Apr. 2025
Noun
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The river's watershed is home to 10 reservoirs and three drinking water facilities serving more than 2 million people, American Rivers says.—
Li Cohen,
CBS News,
15 Apr. 2025
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For decades into the 20th century, the watershed by Philadelphia was so polluted that the fish could not make the journey upstream.—
Elisabeth Vincentelli,
New York Times,
14 Apr. 2025
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Magic City Kitchen 241 Forsyth St. SW One of the city’s most iconic landmarks, Magic City is a legendary strip club that doubles as a music industry springboard for hip-hop acts looking to test the viability of their songs before wider release.—
Mike Jordan,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
2 May 2025
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Swift successfully petitioned the Beverly Hills City Council in 2017 to designate the home as a historic city landmark.—
Abby Montanez,
Robb Report,
2 May 2025
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“Milepost.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/milepost. Accessed 9 May. 2025.
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